Keane eyes Premiership ace
| Keane eyes Premiership ace Mon, May 21 2007 15:48 | | Sunderland boss Roy Keane is understood to be targeting Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen as one of his summer signings. | 9 B/ W1 S$ ?# t( Q @9 M5 w' T
| Havingguided the Black Cats back to the Premiership in his first year inmanagement, Keane will be handed a healthy transfer kitty and theIrishman is looking to sign players with top-flight experience.Neitherof Sunderland's current first-team goalkeepers, Gavin Ward and MartonFulop, have played in the Premiership and it looks to be one positionwhere Keane will certainly strengthen this summer.
$ S7 e& r7 P$ E. l# mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDespitesigning a three-year contract in April last year, there is continuedspeculation over the future of Jaaskelainen at the Reebok, especiallyafter Sam Allardyce's departure.$ B3 z, L( R' M9 G% v- L# M1 H
The Finnish international islikely to be a target for several Premiership clubs during the closeseason with Sunderland believed to be poised to offer £3million for hisservices.
+ s; t! o& p/ W& K2 V7 F: o C6 ?Jaaskelainen is among several Bolton players who willhold talks with Sammy Lee over the next couple of weeks, as the managerestablishes who will be part of his squad next season.
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